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                                  612--A
     Cal. No. 11
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAYER, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- reported
   favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on  Rules
   -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to a third reading,
   passed  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon-
   sidered, restored to third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting conflicts
   of interest among board of elections employees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-304
 to read as follows:
   § 3-304. BOARD EMPLOYEES;  CONFLICTS  OF  INTEREST.  1.  NO  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  EMPLOYEE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A DISTRICT LEADER AS OUTLINED
 IN SECTION 2-110 OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL ENGAGE IN OR PARTICIPATE IN  ANY
 TRADE  OR  BUSINESS  WHICH  CREATES, OR MAY TEND TO CREATE, AN ACTUAL OR
 POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE, WITH THE
 EXCEPTION OF A DISTRICT LEADER AS OUTLINED  IN  SECTION  2-110  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER, SHALL MAINTAIN A FINANCIAL INTEREST, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN
 A COMPANY PROVIDING SERVICES TO A CANDIDATE WHO HAS AN ELECTION OVERSEEN
 BY SUCH EMPLOYEE'S OFFICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PRINTING COMPA-
 NIES,  ELECTION  CONSULTING COMPANIES, DIRECT MAIL COMPANIES AND DIGITAL
 MARKETING COMPANIES. NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE, WITH THE  EXCEPTION
 OF A DISTRICT LEADER AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 2-110 OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL
 MAINTAIN A FINANCIAL INTEREST, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR BE EMPLOYED
 BY A VENDOR OR COMPANY THAT SELLS VOTING MACHINES, ELECTRONIC POLLBOOKS,
 PRINTERS OR OTHER TECHNICAL OR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.  A VIOLATION OF ANY
 OF  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CAUSE FOR DISCIPLINE BY
 THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, INCLUDING REMOVAL  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
 EMPLOYEE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD02172-04-3
 S. 612--A                           2
 
   2.  NO  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A DISTRICT
 LEADER AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 2-110 OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL REMAIN ON THE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS PAYROLL WHILE ALSO A CANDIDATE FOR AN OFFICE WHO  HAS
 AN  ELECTION  OVERSEEN  BY THE BOARD AT WHICH THEY ARE EMPLOYED. FOR THE
 PURPOSES  OF THIS ARTICLE, A BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL BE DEEMED
 A CANDIDATE FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE UPON THE FILING OF DESIGNATING PETITIONS
 FOR SUCH OFFICE OR, WHERE NOMINATIONS FOR SUCH  OFFICE  ARE  MADE  OTHER
 THAN  BY  PETITION,  UPON  ACCEPTANCE OF A NOMINATION. SUCH EMPLOYEE MAY
 REMAIN IN "LEAVE WITHOUT PAY" STATUS UNTIL  SUCH  TIME  AS  HIS  OR  HER
 CANDIDACY  SHALL  CEASE,  OR UPON THE DAY FOLLOWING THE CERTIFICATION OF
 ELECTION RESULTS FOR SUCH OFFICE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. NOTWITHSTANDING
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, WHEN THERE ARE NO PRIMARY ELECTIONS  FOR
 THE  OFFICE BEING SOUGHT BY A CANDIDATE THAT IS EMPLOYED BY THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS, THAT CANDIDATE MAY REMAIN ON THE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS  PAYROLL
 FOR NO MORE THAN NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO A GENERAL ELECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that subdivision
 1  of section 3-304 of the election law, as added by section one of this
 act, shall take effect one year after this act shall have become a law.

                             
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                                  612--B
     Cal. No. 623
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAYER, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- reported
   favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on  Rules
   -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to a third reading,
   passed  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon-
   sidered, restored to third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining  its  place  in the order of third reading -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   reported favorably from  said  committee,  ordered  to  first  report,
   amended  on  first  report,  ordered  to  a  second report and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  prohibiting  conflicts
   of interest among board of elections employees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new  section  3-304
 to read as follows:
   §  3-304.  BOARD  EMPLOYEES;  CONFLICTS  OF  INTEREST.  1. NO BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL ENGAGE IN OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY TRADE OR  BUSI-
 NESS  WHICH  CREATES,  OR  MAY  TEND  TO  CREATE, AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL
 CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL  MAINTAIN  A
 FINANCIAL  INTEREST,  DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY,  IN  OR BE EMPLOYED BY A
 VENDOR OR A COMPANY  PROVIDING  SERVICES  TO  A  CANDIDATE  WHO  HAS  AN
 ELECTION  OVERSEEN  BY SUCH EMPLOYEE'S OFFICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, PRINTING  COMPANIES,  ELECTION  CONSULTING  COMPANIES,  DIRECT  MAIL
 COMPANIES AND DIGITAL MARKETING COMPANIES. NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOY-
 EE SHALL MAINTAIN A FINANCIAL INTEREST, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR BE
 EMPLOYED BY A VENDOR OR COMPANY THAT SELLS TO THE BOARD VOTING MACHINES,
 ELECTRONIC  POLL BOOKS, PRINTERS OR OTHER TECHNICAL OR ELECTRONIC EQUIP-
 MENT. A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  BE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02172-27-4
              

 S. 612--B                           2
 
 CAUSE FOR DISCIPLINE BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF THE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE.
   2.  (A)  NO  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL REMAIN ON THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS PAYROLL WHILE ALSO A  CANDIDATE  FOR  AN  OFFICE  WHO  HAS  AN
 ELECTION  OVERSEEN  BY  THE  BOARD  AT  WHICH THEY ARE EMPLOYED. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, A BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL BE  DEEMED
 A  CANDIDATE  FOR  ELECTIVE  OFFICE  UPON THE FILING OF A DESIGNATING OR
 NOMINATING PETITION FOR SUCH  OFFICE  OR,  WHERE  NOMINATIONS  FOR  SUCH
 OFFICE ARE MADE OTHER THAN BY PETITION, UPON ACCEPTANCE OF A NOMINATION.
 SUCH  EMPLOYEE  MAY REMAIN IN "LEAVE WITHOUT PAY" STATUS UNTIL SUCH TIME
 AS HIS OR HER CANDIDACY SHALL CEASE,  OR  UPON  THE  DAY  FOLLOWING  THE
 CERTIFICATION  OF  ELECTION  RESULTS  FOR  SUCH  OFFICE, WHICHEVER COMES
 FIRST. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, WHEN THERE ARE NO
 PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICE BEING SOUGHT BY  A  CANDIDATE  THAT  IS
 EMPLOYED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS, THAT CANDIDATE MAY REMAIN ON THE
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS PAYROLL FOR NO MORE  THAN  NINETY  DAYS  PRIOR  TO  A
 GENERAL ELECTION.
   (B)  IT  SHALL  NOT  BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR A BOARD EMPLOYEE TO
 FILE A DESIGNATING PETITION FOR A PARTY POSITION, INCLUDING A MEMBER  OF
 A COUNTY COMMITTEE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2-104 OF THIS CHAPTER, DISTRICT
 LEADER AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 2-110 OF THIS CHAPTER, MEMBER OF THE STATE
 COMMITTEE  AS  DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2-102 OF THIS CHAPTER, A DELEGATE OR
 AN ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO JUDICIAL  DISTRICT  NOMINATING  CONVENTIONS  AS
 DESCRIBED  IN SECTION 6-124 OF THIS CHAPTER, OR DELEGATE OR AN ALTERNATE
 DELEGATE TO NATIONAL PARTY CONVENTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2-122  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER.  HOWEVER,  UPON ANOTHER PERSON FILING A VALID DESIGNATING
 PETITION CREATING A PRIMARY FOR THAT  PARTY  POSITION,  THEN  THE  BOARD
 EMPLOYEE  MAY  REMAIN  IN  "LEAVE  WITHOUT  PAY" STATUS UNTIL HIS OR HER
 CANDIDACY SHALL CEASE OR UPON THE DAY FOLLOWING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE
 ELECTIONS RESULTS WHICHEVER IS FIRST.
   3. IT SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR  A  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  EMPLOYEE  WHO IS A MEMBER OF A COUNTY COMMITTEE AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 2-104 OF THIS CHAPTER, A DISTRICT LEADER AS OUTLINED IN  SECTION
 2-110  OF  THIS CHAPTER, A MEMBER OF THE STATE COMMITTEE AS DESCRIBED IN
 SECTION 2-102 OF THIS CHAPTER, A DELEGATE OR AN  ALTERNATE  DELEGATE  TO
 JUDICIAL  DISTRICT  NOMINATING CONVENTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6-124
 OF THIS CHAPTER, OR A DELEGATE OR  AN  ALTERNATE  DELEGATE  TO  NATIONAL
 PARTY  CONVENTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2-122 OF THIS CHAPTER WHO, AS
 PART OF THEIR DUTIES IN SAID PARTY  POSITION,  ENDORSES  OR  SUPPORTS  A
 CANDIDATE FOR A PARTY POSITION OR PUBLIC OFFICE.
   §  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law.

                             
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                                  612--C
     Cal. No. 623
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAYER, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- reported
   favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on  Rules
   -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to a third reading,
   passed  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon-
   sidered, restored to third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining  its  place  in the order of third reading -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   reported favorably from  said  committee,  ordered  to  first  report,
   amended  on  first  report,  ordered  to  a  second report and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of  second  report  --
   reported  favorably  from  said  committee,  amended on second report,
   ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting conflicts
   of interest among board of elections employees

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-304
 to read as follows:
   § 3-304. BOARD EMPLOYEES;  CONFLICTS  OF  INTEREST.  1.  NO  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  EMPLOYEE SHALL ENGAGE IN OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY TRADE OR BUSI-
 NESS WHICH CREATES, OR MAY  TEND  TO  CREATE,  AN  ACTUAL  OR  POTENTIAL
 CONFLICT  OF INTEREST.   NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL MAINTAIN A
 DIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IN OR BE EMPLOYED BY A  VENDOR  OR  A  COMPANY
 PROVIDING  SERVICES  TO A CANDIDATE WHO HAS AN ELECTION OVERSEEN BY SUCH
 EMPLOYEE'S OFFICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  PRINTING  COMPANIES,
 ELECTION CONSULTING COMPANIES, DIRECT MAIL COMPANIES AND DIGITAL MARKET-
 ING  COMPANIES.  NO  BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL MAINTAIN A DIRECT
 FINANCIAL INTEREST IN OR BE EMPLOYED BY A VENDOR OR COMPANY  THAT  SELLS
 TO  THE  BOARD VOTING MACHINES, ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS, PRINTERS OR OTHER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD02172-28-4
 S. 612--C                           2
 
 TECHNICAL OR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE  PROVISIONS
 OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE  CAUSE  FOR  DISCIPLINE BY THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE.
   2.  (A)  NO  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL REMAIN ON THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS PAYROLL WHILE ALSO A  CANDIDATE  FOR  AN  OFFICE  WHO  HAS  AN
 ELECTION  OVERSEEN  BY  THE  BOARD  AT  WHICH THEY ARE EMPLOYED. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, A BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL BE  DEEMED
 A  CANDIDATE  FOR  ELECTIVE  OFFICE  UPON THE FILING OF A DESIGNATING OR
 NOMINATING PETITION FOR SUCH  OFFICE  OR,  WHERE  NOMINATIONS  FOR  SUCH
 OFFICE ARE MADE OTHER THAN BY PETITION, UPON ACCEPTANCE OF A NOMINATION.
 SUCH  EMPLOYEE  MAY REMAIN IN "LEAVE WITHOUT PAY" STATUS UNTIL SUCH TIME
 AS THEIR CANDIDACY SHALL CEASE, OR UPON THE DAY  FOLLOWING  THE  CERTIF-
 ICATION  OF  ELECTION  RESULTS  FOR  SUCH OFFICE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
 NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, WHEN THERE ARE NO PRIMA-
 RY ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICE BEING SOUGHT BY A CANDIDATE THAT IS EMPLOYED
 BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, THAT CANDIDATE MAY REMAIN  ON  THE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  PAYROLL  FOR  NO  MORE  THAN  NINETY  DAYS PRIOR TO A GENERAL
 ELECTION.
   (B) IT SHALL NOT BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR  A  BOARD  EMPLOYEE  TO
 FILE  A DESIGNATING PETITION FOR A PARTY POSITION, INCLUDING A MEMBER OF
 A COUNTY COMMITTEE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2-104 OF THIS CHAPTER, DISTRICT
 LEADER AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 2-110 OF THIS CHAPTER, MEMBER OF THE STATE
 COMMITTEE AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2-102 OF THIS CHAPTER, A  DELEGATE  OR
 AN  ALTERNATE  DELEGATE  TO  JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOMINATING CONVENTIONS AS
 DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6-124 OF THIS CHAPTER, OR DELEGATE OR AN  ALTERNATE
 DELEGATE  TO NATIONAL PARTY CONVENTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2-122 OF
 THIS CHAPTER. HOWEVER, UPON ANOTHER PERSON FILING  A  VALID  DESIGNATING
 PETITION  CREATING  A  PRIMARY  FOR  THAT PARTY POSITION, THEN THE BOARD
 EMPLOYEE MAY REMAIN IN "LEAVE WITHOUT PAY" STATUS UNTIL THEIR  CANDIDACY
 SHALL CEASE OR UPON THE DAY FOLLOWING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE ELECTIONS
 RESULTS WHICHEVER IS FIRST.
   3.  IT  SHALL  NOT BE CONSIDERED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR A BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE WHO IS A MEMBER OF A COUNTY COMMITTEE AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  2-104 OF THIS CHAPTER, A DISTRICT LEADER AS OUTLINED IN SECTION
 2-110 OF THIS CHAPTER, A MEMBER OF THE STATE COMMITTEE AS  DESCRIBED  IN
 SECTION  2-102  OF  THIS CHAPTER, A DELEGATE OR AN ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO
 JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOMINATING CONVENTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN  SECTION  6-124
 OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  OR  A  DELEGATE OR AN ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO NATIONAL
 PARTY CONVENTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2-122 OF THIS CHAPTER WHO,  AS
 PART  OF  THEIR  DUTIES  IN  SAID PARTY POSITION, ENDORSES OR SUPPORTS A
 CANDIDATE FOR A PARTY POSITION OR PUBLIC OFFICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.

                             
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                                  612--D
     Cal. No. 623
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAYER, JACKSON, MAY, WEBB -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on
   Elections  --  reported favorably from said committee and committed to
   the Committee on Rules --  reported  favorably  from  said  committee,
   ordered  to  a  third  reading,  passed by Senate and delivered to the
   Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,  restored  to  third  reading,
   amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
   third reading -- recommitted to the Committee on Elections in  accord-
   ance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  -- reported favorably from said
   committee, ordered to first report, amended on first  report,  ordered
   to  a  second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the
   order of second report --  reported  favorably  from  said  committee,
   amended  on  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of  third  reading
   --  passed  by  Senate  and  delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote
   reconsidered,  restored  to  third  reading,   amended   and   ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting conflicts
   of interest among board of elections employees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-304
 to read as follows:
   § 3-304. BOARD EMPLOYEES;  CONFLICTS  OF  INTEREST.  1.  NO  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  EMPLOYEE SHALL ENGAGE IN OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY TRADE OR BUSI-
 NESS WHICH CREATES, OR MAY  TEND  TO  CREATE,  AN  ACTUAL  OR  POTENTIAL
 CONFLICT  OF INTEREST.   NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL MAINTAIN A
 DIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IN OR BE EMPLOYED BY A  VENDOR  OR  A  COMPANY
 PROVIDING  SERVICES  TO A CANDIDATE WHO HAS AN ELECTION OVERSEEN BY SUCH
 EMPLOYEE'S OFFICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  PRINTING  COMPANIES,
 ELECTION CONSULTING COMPANIES, DIRECT MAIL COMPANIES AND DIGITAL MARKET-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD02172-30-4
 S. 612--D                           2
 
 ING  COMPANIES.  NO  BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL MAINTAIN A DIRECT
 FINANCIAL INTEREST IN OR BE EMPLOYED BY A VENDOR OR COMPANY  THAT  SELLS
 TO  THE  BOARD VOTING MACHINES, ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS, PRINTERS OR OTHER
 TECHNICAL  OR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE  CAUSE  FOR  DISCIPLINE  BY  THE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE.
   2.  NO  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  EMPLOYEE  SHALL  REMAIN  ON THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS PAYROLL WHILE ALSO A  CANDIDATE  FOR  AN  OFFICE  WHO  HAS  AN
 ELECTION  OVERSEEN  BY  THE  BOARD  AT  WHICH THEY ARE EMPLOYED. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, A BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL BE  DEEMED
 A  CANDIDATE  FOR  ELECTIVE  OFFICE  UPON THE FILING OF A DESIGNATING OR
 NOMINATING PETITION FOR SUCH  OFFICE  OR,  WHERE  NOMINATIONS  FOR  SUCH
 OFFICE ARE MADE OTHER THAN BY PETITION, UPON ACCEPTANCE OF A NOMINATION.
 SUCH  EMPLOYEE  MAY REMAIN IN "LEAVE WITHOUT PAY" STATUS UNTIL SUCH TIME
 AS THEIR CANDIDACY SHALL CEASE, OR UPON THE DAY  FOLLOWING  THE  CERTIF-
 ICATION  OF  ELECTION  RESULTS  FOR  SUCH OFFICE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
 NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, WHEN THERE ARE NO PRIMA-
 RY ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICE BEING SOUGHT BY A CANDIDATE THAT IS EMPLOYED
 BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, THAT CANDIDATE MAY REMAIN  ON  THE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  PAYROLL  FOR  NO  MORE  THAN  NINETY  DAYS PRIOR TO A GENERAL
 ELECTION. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY  TO  UNPAID
 PARTY POSITIONS.
   3.  IT  SHALL  NOT BE CONSIDERED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR A BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE WHO IS A MEMBER OF A COUNTY COMMITTEE AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  2-104 OF THIS CHAPTER, A DISTRICT LEADER AS OUTLINED IN SECTION
 2-110 OF THIS CHAPTER, A MEMBER OF THE STATE COMMITTEE AS  DESCRIBED  IN
 SECTION  2-102  OF  THIS CHAPTER, A DELEGATE OR AN ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO
 JUDICIAL DISTRICT NOMINATING CONVENTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN  SECTION  6-124
 OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  OR  A  DELEGATE OR AN ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO NATIONAL
 PARTY CONVENTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2-122 OF THIS CHAPTER WHO,  AS
 PART  OF  THEIR  DUTIES  IN  SAID PARTY POSITION, ENDORSES OR SUPPORTS A
 CANDIDATE FOR A PARTY POSITION OR PUBLIC OFFICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.